Denmark vs United Kingdom: Potato yields
Denmark
45.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Kingdom
46.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
3rd
Potato yields over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 46.58 tonnes per hectare against 45.83 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.75 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.25 tonnes per hectare | 23.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 24.94 tonnes per hectare | 28.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 33.34 tonnes per hectare | 35.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 36.79 tonnes per hectare | 39.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 39.81 tonnes per hectare | 41.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 40.58 tonnes per hectare | 39.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.7203 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2020s | 44.28 tonnes per hectare | 40.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Denmark or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 46.58 tonnes per hectare against 45.83 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 0.75 tonnes per hectare, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for potato yields?
- Denmark ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.